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	"plain_text": "Pro-Ukraine hackers claim to take down Russian internet provider\r\nBy Daryna Antoniuk\r\nPublished: 2023-06-09 · Archived: 2026-04-05 12:40:53 UTC\r\nPro-Ukrainian hacktivists have hit a Russian internet and telecommunications company used mostly by banks and\r\nonline stores with a “massive” cyberattack.\r\nInfotel released a statement on its website on Thursday, confirming that the cyber operation had hit its target.\r\n“We inform you that as a result of a massive hacker attack on the Infotel network, part of the network equipment\r\nwas damaged,” the company said. “Restoration work is currently underway. Additional deadlines for completing\r\nthe work will be announced.” As of the time of writing, some of the services listed on its website are still\r\nunavailable.\r\nA group of pro-Ukrainian hacktivists calling themselves the Cyber Anarchy Squad claimed responsibility for the\r\nattack.\r\n\"We have completely destroyed their infrastructure. There is nothing left alive. Let them try to restore it now, but\r\ntheir chances are as slim as finding an easy life in Russia,\" the hackers wrote on their Telegram channel.\r\nThe Moscow-based company provides services to Russia's Central Bank and connects it to local banks, financial\r\ncompanies, and online stores. The attack may cause issues for Russian businesses in accessing banking systems\r\nand making payments, hackers said.\r\nAside from disrupting Infotel services, the hackers claim to have accessed certain intelligence, including a list of\r\ncustomers and their email correspondences.\r\nA screenshot of purportedly leaked correspondence between Infotel and its clients.\r\nhttps://therecord.media/proukraine-hackers-claim-to-take-down-russian-isp\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\nThe Infotel attack stands out from the many small-scale campaigns launched by Ukrainian hackers due to the\r\napparent damages inflicted on both the company's operations and its clients.\r\nThe ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia has seen a cyber tit-for-tat, with the most common types of\r\ncyberattacks involving distributed denial-of-service, defacements, and data leaks — none of which require as\r\nmuch skill as more destructive operations.\r\nAlongside the Infotel hack, pro-Ukrainian hacktivists also directed their efforts toward other Russian websites,\r\nsuch as online stores and financial organizations. On certain websites, they displayed a photo of a Ukrainian\r\nsoldier along with a prayer for a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive.\r\nOne of the hacked websites displays a Ukrainian soldier on its main page along with text expressing wishes for a\r\nsuccessful counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.\r\nIn May, the Russian cybersecurity company Qrator Labs reported that the volume of DDoS attacks on Russian\r\nwebsites increased by more than 50% — to almost 385,000 — in the first quarter of this year compared to the\r\nsame period last year.\r\nhttps://therecord.media/proukraine-hackers-claim-to-take-down-russian-isp\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nAt the beginning of the war, most Ukrainian attacks were directed at Moscow and other urban centers, but now\r\ntheir geography has become more \"diverse,\" the company said.\r\nWhile the number of attacks is on the rise, the overall effectiveness has diminished. “Hackers have shifted their\r\ntactics towards launching massive attacks, banking on the belief that among the tens of thousands of attempts,\r\nsome will eventually succeed,” Qrator Labs said.\r\nNo previous article\r\nNo new articles\r\nDaryna Antoniuk\r\nis a reporter for Recorded Future News based in Ukraine. She writes about cybersecurity startups, cyberattacks in\r\nEastern Europe and the state of the cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia. She previously was a tech reporter for\r\nForbes Ukraine. Her work has also been published at Sifted, The Kyiv Independent and The Kyiv Post.\r\nhttps://therecord.media/proukraine-hackers-claim-to-take-down-russian-isp\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\nSource: https://therecord.media/proukraine-hackers-claim-to-take-down-russian-isp\r\nhttps://therecord.media/proukraine-hackers-claim-to-take-down-russian-isp\r\nPage 4 of 4",
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